Peripheral nervous system of the ocean sunfish Mola mola (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae)

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-246

  Nakae, Masanori ^a   Sasaki, Kunio ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clavus; Lateral line system; Molidae; Muscle innervation; Peripheral nerves

Indexed keywords

CLAVUS; MOLA MOLA; MOLIDAE; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

EID: 33748294204     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-006-0339-1     Document Type: Article

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